No. 10,317 in Swedish
julkalander
"Julkalender" is the Swedish word for "advent calendar," used to count down the days to Christmas.
In a sentence
Jag köpte en julkalender till min syster.
I bought an advent calendar for my sister.
Here, 'julkalender' refers to the traditional advent calendar, used during December for counting down the days to Christmas.
På TV visar de en ny julkalender varje år.
On TV, they show a new advent calendar program every year.
In this context, 'julkalender' refers to the television series presented annually during the Christmas season in Sweden.
Min vän samlar på gamla julkalendrar.
My friend collects old advent calendars.
Here, 'julkalendrar' is used in the plural form and refers to collectible physical advent calendars.
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